1996
Cocaine-abusing Parturients Undergoing Cesarean Section
Kain Z, Mayes L, Ferris C, Pakes J, Schottenfeld R. Cocaine-abusing Parturients Undergoing Cesarean Section. Anesthesiology 1996, 85: 1028-1035. PMID: 8916819, DOI: 10.1097/00000542-199611000-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCocaine-abusing parturientsCesarean section deliverySection deliveryCesarean sectionCocaine useOperative blood lossDiastolic blood pressureDiastolic hypertensionPeripartum eventsAbruptio placentaeMaternal morbidityObstetric outcomesCohort studyFetal distressBlood lossBlood pressureIndependent predictorsVentricular dysrhythmiasAnesthetic implicationsEpidural anesthesiaIschemic episodesPregnant womenPrenatal careUnivariate analysisParturients
1993
Cocaine Abuse in the Parturient and Effects on the Fetus and Neonate.
Kain Z, Rimar S, Barash P. Cocaine Abuse in the Parturient and Effects on the Fetus and Neonate. Anesthesia & Analgesia 1993, 77: 835. PMID: 8214673, DOI: 10.1213/00000539-199310000-00030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCocaine abuseIntraoperative anesthetic managementUse of cocainePrecipitate deliveryPlacental abruptionPreterm laborAnesthetic managementOrgan involvementPremature ruptureSyphilis serologyPregnant womenPrenatal careHematologic systemIndependent contributorsCocaine useAlcohol useIllicit drugsParturientsNeonatesFetusesImportant predictorCocaineWomenAbuseAbruption